The announcement comes three days after Real Madrid lifted the trophy in Morocco, following a thrilling 5-3 win over Al-Hilal, the first Saudi club to reach the final of the tournament.
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Real Madrid, Auckland City, Seattle Sounders, Flamengo and Wydad AC all qualified as outright winners of their confederation’s top club tournaments.
The European champions booked their place in the final thanks to Romelu Lukaku’s close range effort just past the half-hour mark.
Thomas Tuchel’s side, playing without their coach following his positive coronavirus test, were in control from the outset.
Egyptian Captain and goalkeeper, Mohamed El Shenawy, was Al Ahly’s hero in the shootout, saving Felipe Melo’s penalty to ensure that the African champions won 3-2 in Qatar.
FIFA said the withdrawal was as a result of strict coronavirus regulations in the football club’s home country of New Zealand.
During a career that started at Real Madrid and then took in the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Everton, Eto’o amassed three Champions League titles, three La Liga crowns, two Copa del Reys, Serie A, the Coppa Italia twice and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Liverpool’s regulars will return to the starting line-up for Tuesday’s FA Cup clash at Chelsea, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday.
Roberto Firmino scored a goal in the first part of added extra time as Liverpool beat Flamengo to clinch their first Club World Cup title on Saturday.
The penultimate edition of the Club World Cup in its current format featuring seven teams will kick off in Qatar on December 11 with the final taking place 10 days later, global soccer governing body FIFA announced on Friday.
Croatia captain Luka Modric was named Balkan Athlete of the Year on Thursday, becoming only the second soccer player to scoop the prize after Bulgaria’s former European Footballer of the Year Hristo Stoichkov in 1994.
Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio has been ruled out of Saturday’s FIFA Club World Cup final against Al Ain after the European champions confirmed he had sustained a thigh injury.
Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Japan’s Kashima Antlers 3-1 on Wednesday to book a spot in Saturday’s FIFA Club World Cup final match.
Team Wellington, the Oceania champions, got off to a flying start when Mario Barcia scored with a dipping long-range shot in the 11th minute
Esperance de Tunis put in an impressive second-leg performance to defeat Egypt’s Al Ahly and claim their third CAF Champions League title after a 3-0 home win secured a 4-3 aggregate success.
Russia 2018 is Obi’s second FIFA World Cup, though it would have been number four if head-to-head voodoo had not been employed for the 2006 qualifiers, and he had not missed the 2010 finals due to injury.
The vital goal in the 81st minute, moments after replacing Karim Benzema, propelled Madrid into the final billed for Saturday, giving them an opportunity to win the cup for the third time and match the tournament record of their Spanish rival, Barcelona
It is Wydad’s second time of emerging African champions
Karim Benzema bagged a late first-half goal while Cristiano Ronaldo sealed the deal with the match’s second goal deep in second-half injury time
Referee Viktor Kassai stopped the game after being alerted to an incident by his assistant, then, he gave a penalty kick after viewing footage on a monitor